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Chapter 2: 1BP_a (page 145)
Shock Electronics sells portable heaters for \(35 per unit, and the variable cost to produce them is \)22. Mr. Amps estimates that the fixed costs are $97,500.
a. Compute the break-even point in units.
Break-even point of the company is 7,500 units.
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Inflation can have significant effects on income statements and balance sheets, and therefore on the calculation of ratios. Discuss the possible impact of inflation on the following ratios, and explain the direction of the impact based on your assumptions.
a. Return on investment
Perez Corporation has the following financial data for the years 20X1 and 20X2:
20X1 | 20X2 | |
Sales | \(8,000,000 | \)10,000,000 |
Cost of goods sold | 6,000,000 | 9,000,000 |
Inventory | 800,000 | 1,000,000 |
a. Compute inventory turnover based on Ratio 6, Sales/Inventory, for each year.
Indicate if there is an improvement or decline in total asset turnover, and based on the other ratios, indicate why this development has taken place.
The Lancaster Corporation鈥檚 income statement is given below.
a. What is the times-interest-earned ratio?
Lancaster corporation | |
Sales | \(246,000 |
Cost of goods sold | 122,000 |
Gross profit | \)124,000 |
Fixed charges (other than interest) | 27,500 |
Income before interest and taxes | \(96,500 |
Interest | 21,800 |
Income before taxes | \)74,700 |
Taxes (35%) | 26,145 |
Income after taxes | $48,555 |
Elite Trailer Parks has an operating profit of \(200,000. Interest expense for the year was \)10,000; preferred dividends paid were \(18,750; and common dividends paid were \)30,000. The tax was $61,250. The firm has 20,000 shares of common stock outstanding.
a. Calculate the earnings per share and the common dividends per share for
Elite Trailer Parks.
b. What was the increase in retained earnings for the year?
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